Live and Learn

Analysis

Live and Learn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Live and Learn reported income of £984k and spending of £939k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from £304k to £984k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Live and Learn sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Binyen Torah Limited (£984k), Emmaus Transformation Trust (£984k) and PPC Trust (£983k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £14k. Reserves of £18k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.